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So can we expect to see him in the stadium vs Juve?

DerKaiser wrote:So can we expect to see him in the stadium vs Juve?

Hmm, maybe.

I don't think he'll do that out of respect to Pep, who did the same with Jupp.

Any bets on how his German will be compared to Pep? Pep's initial German skills were impressive but the issue was that his German never improved
Carlo started in December and I really wonder how his German will be, it most definitely cant be as bad as Trap's which was almost non-existant

ramsej84 wrote:usually Italians seem to lack that skill ; to learn foreign languages.

Both Italians and Spaniards are unable to shed their accents when speaking second languages. I always remember a friend's father who was born in Italy but has been living in South America for more than 35 years and still speaks Spanish as he had arrived yesterday.

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Bomber_der_Nation wrote:Any bets on how his German will be compared to Pep? Pep's initial German skills were impressive but the issue was that his German never improved
Carlo started in December and I really wonder how his German will be, it most definitely cant be as bad as Trap's which was almost non-existant

Unlike Xabi Alonso who's german is already better than Pep's, Pep didn't really have time to learn much german when he was coaching here so I'm not sure if it will be different with Ancelotti.

bastos80 wrote:

Bomber_der_Nation wrote:Any bets on how his German will be compared to Pep? Pep's initial German skills were impressive but the issue was that his German never improved
Carlo started in December and I really wonder how his German will be, it most definitely cant be as bad as Trap's which was almost non-existant

Unlike Xabi Alonso who's german is already better than Pep's, Pep didn't really have time to learn much german when he was coaching here so I'm not sure if it will be different with Ancelotti.

Is Xabi's German good? That could be an indication that he would like to stick around after retiring or come back in a few years. He would likely make a good coach.

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PunkCapitalist wrote:

bastos80 wrote:

Bomber_der_Nation wrote:Any bets on how his German will be compared to Pep? Pep's initial German skills were impressive but the issue was that his German never improved
Carlo started in December and I really wonder how his German will be, it most definitely cant be as bad as Trap's which was almost non-existant

Unlike Xabi Alonso who's german is already better than Pep's, Pep didn't really have time to learn much german when he was coaching here so I'm not sure if it will be different with Ancelotti.

Is Xabi's German good? That could be an indication that he would like to stick around after retiring or come back in a few years. He would likely make a good coach.

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I would love him to be assistant coach to Ancelotti after next season.

PunkCapitalist wrote:Both Italians and Spaniards are unable to shed their accents when speaking second languages. I always remember a friend's father who was born in Italy but has been living in South America for more than 35 years and still speaks Spanish as he had arrived yesterday.

Well, I think you barely can no matter where you're from, can you? My American friends still tell me they can hear a tiny hint of an accent, and I'm really NOT "ze type of German zat speaks like zis"

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PunkCapitalist wrote:Both Italians and Spaniards are unable to shed their accents when speaking second languages. I always remember a friend's father who was born in Italy but has been living in South America for more than 35 years and still speaks Spanish as he had arrived yesterday.

Well, I think you barely can no matter where you're from, can you? My American friends still tell me they can hear a tiny hint of an accent, and I'm really NOT "ze type of German zat speaks like zis"

Well... The Germans I've met (not many, admittedly) usually have a much weaker accent in English than Spaniards or Italians. So do the Dutch I've met. South Americans who speak English well don't have accents at all, but my sample in that regard is probably very eschewed towards people who speak English well. The french I've met tend to have heavy accents too.

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True... But you can never really hide your background... (of course, Ancelotti wouldn't have to anyway, he just has to be proficient... Something that maybe NOW Guardiola starts to be...)
Isn't it true that American anchors are actually trained to hide their accents?

My bet is that he won't speak German that well... something like Trapattoni.